Egg carrier



F. W. DOGE EGG CARRIER Aprfl 14,1925. 1,533,836

Filed Jung 4, 1924 Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES FRED W. 130GB, OF CRESTON, IONA.

EGG CARRIER.

Application filed June 4,

To allw/zom it wmg Cone 31w.

Be it known that 1., Flinn V. Donn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Creston, in the county oi Union and State of Iowa, have invented it new and useful Egg Carrier, of which the following is u specification.

This invention relates to u device of that type generally known as (in carrier}, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a. structure of this cl'nirncter into which an tilled carton of the usual cellular type can be inserted readily and held securely, certain portions of the carton. cooperating with peculiarly shaped surfaces of the carrier so as to provide cushions which will prevent the eggs from becoming broken in transit.

Another object is to provide a similar means whereby the carton can be ejected readily from the carrier.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbineticn and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing 't'roin the spirit oi the invention.

In the accompanying; drawings the pre- 'lerred form of the invention has been shown.

In said druwings-- Figure l is u plan view of the carrier, a portion thereof being shown in section to disclose a tilled cart-on in position thereiin a. portion ot the curton being also shown in. section.

Fig. 2 u section on line 2-2. Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the carrier.

Referring to the figures by characters oi? reference '1 designates a box-like currier preferably formed of sheet metal such as aluminum, this cur having one open face. the top wall ot which is preferably oii'set outwardly, AS indicated at 3 und providr-ul with apertures i for the reception of opposed portions 0*? the retainer -l. This reteiner is preferuliily formed of u piece oi resilient wire bent to rec tor-in end having; opposed node: adapted norinullv to extend into the opei'rings 3 so us to juievent the retainer from moving: outwerdly to the position indicated by bronco lines in Fig. 3. By pulling mitwurdly on 1824. Serial No. 717,793.

the retainer, however, the nodes can be caused to snap through the opening 3 as to bring the inner portion of the retainer into the receiving space provided by the offset The end wall of the carrier opposite the open end thereof is provided with an. opening 6 sutliciently large to receive the fingers of the. hand so that the carton contained in the carrier can thus be shifted readily out of the open end thereof.

Suitably located on the top and bottom feces of the currier are rounded projections 7 formed by pressing the n'ietzil outwardly to produce recesses 8. These recesses {UTE-SO- located as to extend across the centers of the holding cells in a carton to be used in the carrier.

ln the drawings, a certon oi the ordinary cardboard type has been illustrated at 9 and this cartonis provided with intersecting pertitions 10 dividing the interior of the carton into separate rec lving cells ll. the ends of the partitions are adapted to hear against the wells of the carton whi le the end and side 'iertions are extended iuirellel with but spaced from the wells of the carton, thereby to leave uir HPHCJS 1:2 between said wells and the gnirtitions shown. Thus it will be seen. that when an E is pieced in eech cell 11., the ends thereof will eng fz the top and bottom oi the carton at points (lirect'ly opposite the rcces J; S and as these recesses hirin spaces between the egg en ing portions oi the carton and the projections 7, it will be zi 'giparent that said portions ot the carton will not us cushions to protect the eggs tron: bred-huge. The side and end purl'itions 10 will also act as cushions because they are spaced tron'i the adjoining walls of the curt-on as will be seen by referring to Fig. 1. hen the retainer t is in normal position, it hips the exposed end of the can ton and thus prevents it from being; dis placed relative to the carrier. \Vith the retuiucr thus located. and held by the nodes the carrier 0!!! he shifted with little (longer (it breathing the c es therein. l fhen it is desired to remove the curtain the retainer l is pulled outwardly 'lroui the path oi the curlon 1) us ind ted by broken lines in Fig. :3 end the fingers of the user are then forced through openings (3 and against the carton so as to force it from the open end of the cai-- rier.

Vhat is claimed is 1. An egg carrier including a box-like container having an open carton receiving end, there being an aperture in the other end of the carrier for the reception of carton ejecting means, a carton retainer movably engaging the carrier adjacent the open end thereof, said retainer comprising a resilient member slidable Within spaced apertures in the carrier, and means upon opposed portions of the retainer and cooperating with the walls of the apertures for holding the retainer in carton retaining position.

An egg carrier including a box-like container having an open carton receiving end, there being an aperture in the other end of the carrier for the reception of carton ejecting means, a carton retainer movably engaging the carrier adjacent the open end thereof, said retainer comprising a resilient member slid-able Within spaced apertures in the carrier, and means upon opposed portions of the retainer and cooperating with the Walls of the apertures for holding the retainer in carton retaining position, said carrier being otl'set, to receive a portion of the retainer when moved out of the path of the carton in the carrier.

' 3'. A11 egg carrier including a box-like structure having an open end for the reception of a carton, and outwardly extended projections upon the top and bottom of the carrier forming recesses Within the carrier adapted to bridge the egg engaging portions of the top and bottom of acarton Within the carrier.

i. An egg carrier including a box-like structure having an open carton receiving end, there being an aperture in the other end of the carrier for the reception of ejecting means, rounded projecting portions upon the top and bottom of the carrier providing recesses Within the. carrier for bridging the egg engaging portions of the top and bottom of the carton within the carrier.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED V. DOGE.

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